Task Dependencies on the Gantt Chart

Dependencies specify the relationships between tasks. Use them to indicate when a task should begin or end in relation to other tasks. On the Gantt chart, dependencies appear as lines linking two tasks or linking a task to a milestone in chart view, or dependencies could also be displayed as a column in the table portion of Gantt view.

There are four types of dependencies you can create in Wrike:

Finish to start: Task B can't start before task A is finished

This type of dependency occurs when the initial task must be completed before the next task can begin. If task A is completed behind schedule, then task B will begin behind schedule as well.

Start to start: Task B can't start before task A starts.

A start-to-start dependency occurs when a secondary task cannot begin until the initial task begins. The two tasks do not have to begin at the same time - task B can begin after task A, so long as task A has started.

Finish to finish: Task B can't finish before task A is finished

A finish-to-finish dependency means the initial task must be completed in order for the following task to be completed. Task A and task B are directly related, and these two tasks may take place at the same time, but task B is contingent on task A.

Start to finish: Task A can't finish before Task B starts

In a start-to-finish dependency, the initial task cannot be finished until the secondary task has begun. However task B does not have to finish at the same time that task A begins.